Kobi is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #5591 in 2019 with 3 recorded births. This places Kobi in the bottom 22% of ranked UK girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2008 with 3 births ranking #5545. In 2019, approximately 1 in every 93,346 girls born was named Kobi. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Kobi is usually used as a modern spelling related to Kobe, Koby or other Jacob-family short forms. Because similar spellings also overlap with other traditions, it is best treated as a mixed modern variant rather than pinned to one narrow source.
In practice, Kobi often travels with the same sound family as Kobe, Koby and Coby. That gives it a recognisable modern feel, but also means the exact origin can shift from one family to another.